azotar
/aθoˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to whip, flog
🪢 azotar sounds like 'a SLOT-ar': a slot-cutting lash from a whip
Spanish azote (a lash, scourge) comes from Arabic as-sawṭ, 'the whip'. Azotar is the verb: to use that whip. Link the 'az-ot' sound to a whip cracking: az-OT! Then azotar means to lash or strike.